World’s Most Powerful Console, Xbox One X, Launches Worldwide

The official launch of the world’s most powerful console, Xbox One X,
brings a new era of immersive 4K gaming and 4K entertainment to gamers across
the globe. With 40 per cent more power than any other console, Xbox One X is
where console gamers can play the best versions of games. The new console launches
with the largest games lineup in Xbox history, with more than 70 Xbox One X
Enhanced titles coming in the first week and more than 50 available on launch
day, including “Forza Motorsport 7,” “Super Lucky’s Tale,” “Assassin’s Creed
Origins,” “Middle-earth: Shadow of War,” and “FIFA 18.” The Xbox One games
library consists of more than 1,300 games and more than 220 exclusives, all of
which play best on Xbox One X. More titles are on the
way like the hottest game on the planet “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,”
releasing as an Xbox One console launch exclusive Dec. 12, 2017.

“We built Xbox One X to
give game creators the most powerful platform to bring their visions to life
and to give gamers the best console to play the games of the past, present and
future,” said Phil Spencer, head of gaming, Microsoft Corp. “We’re excited to
offer gamers the world’s most powerful console with access to the largest games
lineup in Xbox history — more than 1,300 titles and more than 220 exclusives.”

Microsoft saw incredibly
strong preorder sales of Xbox One X, and expects the new console to be in high
demand this holiday season. Gaming fans worldwide are encouraged to get the new
console early before quantities run out.

The biggest global launch in Xbox history — now available in 35 markets

Across the world, fans flocked to special Xbox events
to celebrate the highly anticipated launch of Xbox One X. Launch festivities
were captured in a live broadcast from the Mixer NYC Studio on Mixer, Xbox.com,
Twitch and Facebook Live, with key highlights including these:

·In Australia, Xbox opened the doors to the Xbox Stay
N’ Play, a boutique, gaming-themed sleepover experience situated in front of
the iconic Sydney skyline in Pirrama Park.

·In Germany, Xbox set a new world record for the
“World’s Largest Unboxing” after unboxing a giant Xbox One X in the Munich
International Airport, and celebrated the launch with more than 700 fans in
front of Berlin’s largest 4K theater screen.

·In the U.K., some of the country’s biggest content
creators and special guests were featured in an extended 14-hour Xbox
livestream hosted at the Xbox One X Apartment in London.

·In France, thousands of fans tuned into an eight-hour
Mixer livestream, which highlighted the various Xbox One X launch activities
taking place in Paris, including the midnight opening at Fnac Champs Elysées.

·In Mexico City, hundreds of fans attended an Xbox One
X midnight madness event hosted with Game Planet to celebrate the official
launch of the highly anticipated console in Mexico.

·In collaboration with Canadian designer and artist
Brian Espiritu, Xbox designed custom Xbox One X consoles inspired by the city
of Toronto to give away to five lucky Xbox fans.

·In the lead up to launch, Xbox Live Sessions, an
interactive, fan-focused livestream on Mixer, hosted celebrities including
Chris Evans, James Corden, DJ Khaled, Chandler Riggs, and more to play their
favorite games on Xbox One X. In addition, 16 years after helping Bill Gates
introduce the original Xbox, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprised three
Make-A-Wish kids with their own custom consoles before the official Xbox One X
launch.

Xbox One X is built for true 4K gaming, with enough
power to drive native 4K resolutions, High Dynamic Range and Wide Colour Gamut
into a pristine visual package beyond what’s capable in existing consoles.
Existing Xbox One games play even better, with improved textures, smoother
frame rates and faster load times, even on a 1080p TV. Xbox One X is also the
only product in the world that packs all of the following features in one
amazing device: 4K gaming for the world’s greatest games, a built-in 4K Ultra
HD Blu-ray player, 4K streaming capabilities, High Dynamic Range support for
gaming and video, and premium audio that puts gamers in the center of spatial
sound with Dolby Atmos support. The craftsmanship in the Xbox One X hardware
means it’s not only the world’s most powerful console, it’s also the smallest
and most feature-rich Xbox ever.

Today, with the launch of Xbox One X, more than 50
popular Xbox One games are receiving free updates as part of the Xbox One X
Enhanced program, with more than 70 total coming in the first week. Xbox One X
Enhanced games have been updated or built specifically to take full advantage
of the world’s most powerful console and its 4K UHD and HDR capabilities. More
than 160 new and existing games will be enhanced for Xbox One X to take advantage
of its full power, including “Forza Motorsport 7,” “Super Lucky’s Tale,”
“Middle-earth: Shadow of War,” “Assassin’s Creed Origins,” “Halo Wars 2,”
“Gears of War 4,” “Halo 5: Guardians,” “Minecraft,” “FIFA 18,” “Final Fantasy
XV” and “Star Wars Battlefront II,” with more titles on the way like
“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” releasing Dec. 12, 2017,as a console launch exclusive through the Xbox Game
Preview program. More information on the Xbox One X Enhanced program can be
found by visiting https://www.xbox.com/enhanced.